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en-wikipedia-org-7380		Dardanelles - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	4863	666	68	One of the world's narrowest straits used for international navigation, the Dardanelles connects the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas, while also allowing passage to the Black Sea by extension via the Bosphorus. These castles together were called the Dardanelles,[1][2] probably named after Dardanus, an ancient city on the Asian shore of the strait which in turn was said to take its name from Dardanus, the mythical son of Zeus and Electra. As part of the only passage between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, the Dardanelles has always been of great importance from a commercial and military point of view, and remains strategically important today. Ancient Greek, Persian, Roman, and Byzantine eras (pre-1454)[edit] From the perspective of ancient Greek mythology, it was said that Helle, the daughter of Athamas, was drowned at the Dardanelles in the legend of the Golden Fleece.	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-7380.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-7380.txt